Change the following sentence into Indirect Speech:

He said, "I am too ill to speak now."

A. He said that he was too ill to speak now.
B. He said that he was too ill to speak then.
C. He said that I am too ill to speak now.
D. He said that I am too ill to speak.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

B

The correct answer is Option (3) - B

 (He said that he was too ill to speak then.)

When converting Direct Speech to Indirect Speech:

1. Change the pronouns appropriately:

   • "I" → "he" (since "He said" is the reporting verb).

2. Change the tense (if the reporting verb is in past tense):

   • "am" (present) → "was" (past).

3. Change time expressions:

   • "now" → "then" (since the time reference changes in reported speech).

Thus, the correct sentence is:
"He said that he was too ill to speak then."